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The Great Kapok Tree

Name: The Great Kapok Tree
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
ISBN: 9780152026141

By Lynne Cherry

A man hears the rainforest’s secret before chopping down a giant tree – what next?

evocative educational vivid thought-provoking

Pageticker community rating

Average score: 4.5

From 4 readers

Genres

Nature Animals

What is The Great Kapok Tree about?

In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, a weary man begins to chop down a towering kapok tree. As he rests, the forest's creatures, from vibrant parrots to elusive jaguars, whisper to him about the tree's vital role in their lives and the interconnectedness of all living things. Awakened by their pleas, the man faces a choice that could impact the entire ecosystem.

About the author

Lynne Cherry is an author and illustrator who creates colourful books about nature and the wonderful world around us. She has written and illustrated more than 30 books for children. Her best-known story, The Great Kapok Tree, takes readers into a rainforest and encourages us to care for plants, animals and our planet.

Pages

40 pages

Reading age

Picture Book (2-7)

This edition

1990

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